Bielsa-Athletic: War is declared

Athletic Club de Bilbao has published a statement on its website in which it expresses its complete disagreement with the statements made by its coach, Marcelo Bielsa, regarding the building works being undertaken at the club’s sports installations in Lezama.

The statement begins: "Athletic Club doesn't share, in any way, the biased personal opinion expressed by Marcelo Bielsa on the progress of the works, the extent of contractual compliance or the professionalism of the people involved in the building project".

"Athletic Club would like to make clear the adherence to the works contract undertaken to date, and publicly apologise for any damage that the comments of an Athletic Club employee may have caused the construction company or its workers", the club’s message continues.

The message concludes: "The responsibility for the management and the undertaking of the works that are currently taking place in Lezama lies exclusively with Athletic Club, an organisation with qualified professionals at its disposal, with enough technical criteria to assess said building works and whose opinion will always be communicated through spokespersons and media sources that meet the basic criteria of said organisation".